argumentevsargumenterConfusable pair

Which to use

“argumente” and “argumenter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,226
“argumente” frequency rank
#23,450
“argumenter” frequency rank
52676
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature argumente argumenter
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe argumenter. Faire des arguments ; prouver par arguments.

Where the eye mixes argumente and argumenter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

9 ch
argumente
10 ch
argumenter

Visual trap between argumente and argumenter

A purely visual mix-up. argumente (\aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃t\) and argumenter (\aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “argumente” sits inside “argumenter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52676, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

argumente is recorded at frequency rank #29,226, classified as averb, pronounced \aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃t\. argumenter is at rank #23,450, tagged as averb, pronounced \aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃.te\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 52676, this pair ranks #146,032 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of argumente vs argumenter

Shared letters: aegmnrtu. Private to "argumente": -. Private to "argumenter": -.

"argumente" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV  ·  "argumenter" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • argumenteagrumente · arggumente · argmuente · arguemnte · argumenet · argumennte · argumentte · argumetne
  • argumenteragrumenter · arggumenter · argmuenter · arguemnter · argumenetr · argumennter · argumenterr · argumentre

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "argumente" and "argumenter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃t\ versus \aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "argumente" or "argumenter"?
"argumenter" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,450 in our French list, against #29,226 for "argumente". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "argumente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "argumenter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #146,032 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "argumente" and "argumenter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "argenté vs argumente". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #146,032 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list